Al-Infitaar

Izas samaaa'un fatarat

WHEN THE SKY is cleft asunder,

Wa izal kawaakibun tasarat

and when the stars are scattered,

Wa izal bihaaru fujjirat

and when the seas burst beyond their bounds,

Wa izal qubooru bu'sirat

and when the graves are overturned –

'Alimat nafsum maa qaddamat wa akhkharat

every human being will [at last] comprehend, what he has sent ahead and what he has held back [in this world].

Yaaa ayyuhal insaaanu maa gharraka bi Rabbikal kareem

O MAN! What is it that lures thee away from thy bountiful Sustainer,

Allazee khalaqaka fasaw waaka fa'adalak

who has created thee, and formed thee in accordance with what thou art meant' to be, and shaped thy nature in just proportions,

Feee ayye sooratim maa shaaa'a rakkabak

having put thee together in whatever form He willed [thee to have]?

Kalla bal tukazziboona bid deen

Nay, [O men,] but you [are lured away from God whenever you are tempted to] give the lie to [God’s] Judgment!

Wa inna 'alaikum lahaa fizeen

And yet, verily, there are ever-watchful forces over you,

Kiraaman kaatibeen

noble, recording,

Ya'lamoona ma taf'aloon

aware of whatever you do!

Innal abraara lafee na'eem

Behold, [in the life to come] the truly virtuous: will indeed be in bliss,

Wa innal fujjaara lafee jaheem

whereas, behold, the wicked will indeed be in a blazing fire –

Yaslawnahaa Yawmad Deen

[a fire] which they shall enter on Judgment Day,

Wa maa hum 'anhaa bighaaa 'ibeen

and which they shall not [be able to] evade.

Wa maaa adraaka maa Yawmud Deen

And what could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be?

Summa maaa adraaka maa Yawmud Deen

And once again: What could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be?

Yawma laa tamliku nafsul linafsin shai'anw walamru yawma'izil lillaah

[It will be] a Day when no human being shall be of the least avail to another human being: for on that Day [it will become manifest that] all sovereignty is God's alone.